Ducati: 300th World Superbike Win

This past weekend in Silverstone (UK), Carlos Checa delivered Ducati its 300th World Superbike victory in Race 1, marking a milestone for the Italian motorcycle brand of Bologna.

But Checa didn’t stop there…the Spaniard then went on to win Race 2, giving Ducati an incredible 301 victories in the World Superbike Championship since its inception in 1988.

Checa now has 10 victories in the 2011 WSBK Championship, showing the domination of the iconic Desmo twin. With nine of 13 rounds complete, Checa also leads the championship by 62 points over reigning World Superbike Champion Max Biaggi. Ducati also leads the manufacturer’s race by 35 points over Yamaha and Aprilia (tied at 320).

Ducati’s historic achievement of 300 race wins in the World Superbike Championship started with victory for Marco Lucchinelli in the very first event at Donington Park, England in 1988 and continued as 25 more Ducati-mounted riders wrote themselves into the pages of motorcycle racing history.